M 4.6 in Yemen from 16 Nov 2010 02:07 UTC to 02:05

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 100 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.75 , 44.12
Event Date: 16 Nov 2010 02:05 UTC
16 Nov 2010 05:05 Local
Exposed Population:
about 29000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2010 02:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
98897 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:05 4.6M, 100km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
98898 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:05 4.6M, 100km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:12 EMSC
98899 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:05 4.7M, 100km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 EMSC
98900 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:05 4.8M, 8.6km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
98901 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:07 5M, 11km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
98911 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:05 4.6M, 100km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 03:44 EMSC
98925 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:05 4.8M, 0km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 06:21 EMSC
98926 0.5 16 Nov 2010 02:07 4.9M, 0km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 06:22 EMSC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Djibouti , District of Obock (population 18,421) .

Radius Population
100 km 30000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Djibouti Obock 18000 people
Somalia Awdal -
Yemen Lahij -
Djibouti Djibouti 300000 people
Djibouti 'Ali Sabih 38000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Obock OBC 21 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Zeila Somalia 82 km
Obock Djibouti 89 km

More information

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